A blog by Michael Joseph

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On April 1 of this year, the city of Mocoa, Putumayo was struck by a deadly mudslide that killed over 300 people and wiped out entire neighborhoods. Last week I was invited by the Lutheran World Federation office in Colombia to join a monitoring mission to learn about a project that helped mudslide-victims get back … More Visit to Mocoa

After over fifty-two years of fighting and four years of negotiating, the Colombian Government and the FARC rebels signed a peace accord on September 26 of this year. They asked the Colombian people to approve the peace accord through a plebiscite on October 2nd. After more than 12 million votes were counted, just over 50% … More Pray for the Peace Process in Colombia this Sunday 11/20

Dear Friends. Can you give us a hand? As part of the Interchurch Dialog for Peace -DiPaz- we will be visiting various communities in Cauca province next week that have been affected by the armed conflict. There we will be: 1. Listening to the community and learning how it has been affected by the war; … More We need your notes…

Time seems to go by faster on my blog than anywhere else… here is a newsletter article I wrote (several months ago) for just such a time as this: For Just Such a Time as This? I almost missed it… My wife had just dozed off and the recorded sitcom we had been watching had … More For Just Such a Time As This

I want to be more like Jhonatan. He just took on the Colombian Armed Forces and won. He used only nonviolence grounded in faith. He didn’t seek to take on the Colombian Army – they picked a fight with him. He just sought to keep the faith. He had right on his side, and he … More I want to be more like Jhonatan

2014 Colombia Religious Freedom and Armed Conflict ReportJustapaz and the Evangelical Council of Colombia Peace CommissionHistorical Memory and Political Advocacy Program Currently several issues limit the full practice of religious freedom for Protestant churches in Colombia. Colombia´s internal armed conflict has played a role in these challenges and the following issues should be considered within … More 2014 Colombia Religious Freedom and Armed Conflict Report